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To open your Equalizer click pics/realplay00000005.gif next to the position slider on the main RealPlayer Plus User Interface.


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Click to open the Equalizer. When the Equalizer is on, a green light will appear beneath the Equalizer button on your RealPlayer. If it is off, a red light will appear.


The Equalizer panel is your central control for customized audio quality.

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(Default is Off) Turns your Equalizer on and off. By engaging and disengaging the equalizer you can better adjust the sound quality by listening to the difference between the two. Because of buffering you will not hear the effect you have had on the sound for up to 3 seconds.

Note: In some cases the equalizer will slow down your machine. Turning it off should return your computer to its normal speed.


Settings:
A drop down box with the name of the slider settings. RealPlayer comes with a number of precreated settings for your convenience which you can alter or add to as you wish. Selecting any particular setting will cause the sliders to adjust to the preconfigured positions.


Save Settings As...
Opens a Save As... dialog to save the current settings with a name for later use. After it has been saved you can recall the setting any time using the drop down list and selecting your new configuration.


Delete
Deletes the setting currently displayed in the drop down area to the left of this button.


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The central sliders allow you to adjust specific frequency ranges (in this example the 31 Hz range) to your own preferences as you would with a graphic equalizer.
Sliders also have Keyboard access, To activate sliders 1-10 (use ‘0’ for 10) use Alt+<nubmer> going left to right, then use up and down arrows to set individual levels
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Restore default levels
If you find you don’t like your adjustments, clicking Reset will bring all of the sliders back to the zero, the central mark on each slider.


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By adjusting this slider, you alter the sound so that it appears to be coming from a larger (to the right) or smaller room (to the left). Combine this effect with Reverb (below) for a very personalized experience in sound.


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Reverb is a measure of how much sound is reflected in a room. A very full room has little reverberation while an empty room would reverberate, or echo, a great deal. Adjusting the slider to the right will increase the echo. Combine the Reverb effect with Room size (above) to alter the sound and feel of a performance.


Smart-EQ
When selected (a check mark appears in the box), the Equalizer will select the settings most likely to enhance the audio you are listening to. This option is unavailable if your Equalizer is turned off.


Auto-Gain
Auto-Gain normalizes the sound so that all clips you play will have roughly the same volume regardless of how they were recorded or how they are being broadcast.


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Similar to the pre-amp on a stereo system, Pre-gain pumps up the power of the signal coming in before you adjust with the Equalizer.


See Also:

Audio Analyzer

RealPlayer Interface